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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What foods have high quality protein?






2. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






3. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






4. How many calories/gram is protein?






5. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






6. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






7. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






8. What is the function of vitamin E?






9. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






10. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






11. What is RDA of protein?






12. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






13. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






14. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






15. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






16. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






17. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






18. What is normal albumin levels?






19. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






20. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






21. The higher the BMR a client has --






22. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






23. When does BMR increase?






24. Name six sources of grains






25. What are healthy sources of fats?






26. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






27. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






28. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






29. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






30. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






31. What function is vitamin D?






32. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






33. What is the function of vitamin C?






34. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






35. What does DASH stand for?






36. Sources of fats






37. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






38. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






39. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






40. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






41. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






42. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






43. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






44. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






45. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






46. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






47. What type of people need extra protein?






48. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






49. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






50. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram